Stanchion and strip for loading lumber, poles, &amp;c., upon flat-cars.



No. 755,877. PATENTED MAR. 29, 1904.

H. D. HUNT.

- STANOHION AND STRIP FOR LOADING LUMBER, POLBS, &o.,

UPON FLAT CARS.

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. UNITED STATES Patented March 29, 1904.

PATENT OFFI E.

STANCHION AND STRIP FOR LOADING LUMBER, POLES, &c., UP ON FLAT-CARS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of' Letters Patent No. 755,877, dated. March29, 1904. I

2 Application filed October 12, 1903. Serial No. 176,809. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY DOTSON HUNT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Edenfield, in the county of Sumter and State of Florida,have invented an Improved Car Stake or Stanchion, of which the followingis a specification. I i

This invention relates to an improved car stake or stanchion for loadinglumber and other heavy freight upon flat-cars, and has for its object toprovide a simple, inexpensive, and efiicient device of this charactercapable of being readily attached to the sides of the car and by meansof which the lumber is effectively held from accidental displacementduring transportation or shipment.

A further object of the invention is to provide a stake or stanchioncapable of being readily adjusted to accommodate the load on the car andwhich may be folded downwardly parallel with the sides of the car whennot in use, so as to take up very little room.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination andarrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended, itbeing understood that various changes in form, proportion, and minordetails of construction may be resorted to without departing from theprinciple or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a portionof a car, showing my improved stake or stanchion in position thereon.Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a plan viewof the connecting-bar. Fig. 4: is a transverse sectional view.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawings.

5 designates the floor or platform of an ordinary flat-car used forshipping lumber and other freight. Pivotally secured to the oppositeside beams 6 of the platform are the stakes or stanchions 7 any numberof which may be employed, said stanchions being formed of wood or othersuitable material and arranged in pairs, as shown. The stanchions aresecured in a vertical position on the car by means of bolts 8, passingthrough openings in the ends of the stanchions and through correspondingopenings 9 in the side beams 6', suitable nuts 10, provided withextensions or handles 11, engaging the threaded ends of the bolts andserving to clamp said stanchions to the side beams. When the boards ofthe platform 5 project beyond the side beams 6, I provide washers orspacingblocks 12, interposed between the stanchions and side beams, soas to cause said stanchions to clear the projecting ends of the boards,as clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. The stanchions areprovidedwith elongated slots or openings 13, the side walls of which areinclinedor beveled to form parallel ribs 14, adapted to engage notchesor teeth 15, formed in the ribbed face 16 of a connecting-bar 18. Theconnecting-bar 18 is provided with terminal slots 19 and is adjustablysecured to the stakes or stanchions 7 by means of bolts 20, passingthrough the terminal slots 19 and the slots 13 in said stanchions, theparts being clamped together by nuts 21 similar in construction to theclamping-nuts 10.

The teeth or notches 15 on the connectingbar 18 are inclined or beveledto correspond to the inclination of the ribs 1 L, so as to permit saidbar to be adjusted longitudinally as well as vertically to accommodatethe load.

In practice the stakes or stanchions are arranged in pairs and clampedto the opposite sides of the car by means of the bolts 10, after whichthe lumber or other freight is piled between the same and theconnecting-bar 18 placed in position and adjusted both longitudinallyand vertically on the stanchions to accommodate the load, said bar beinglocked in adjusted position by tightening the nuts 21, which force thenotches or teeth 15 in engagement with the ribs 1 and efifectivelyprevents accidental displacement of said bar.

When the car is to be unloaded, the bolt 20 on one .of the stanchions isremoved and the nut 21 on the opposite stanchion loosened, therebypermitting the connecting-bar to be turned up out of the way, and whenthe stanchions are not in actual use said stanchions, together with theconnecting-bar, may be swung downwardly parallel with the sides of thecar by loosening the clamping-nuts 10, as will be readily understood.

By having the openings formed in the opposite side beams of the car thestanchions may be readily adjusted longitudinally of the car toaccommodate the length of the lumber or other material beingtransported, while by having the stanchions and connecting-bar providedwith interlocking faces, as shown, the liability of the connecting-barbecoming accidentally detached is effectively obviated.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. Thecombination with a car-body, of a pair of stanchions provided withlongitudinal slots or openings secured to the opposite sides thereof, averticallyadjustable slotted bar connecting said stanchions, and a boltengaging the slots in --the stanchions and connecting-bar for securingthe latter in adjusted position.

2. The combination with a car-body, of a pair of stanchions pivotallysecured to the opposite sides of the car, a vertically-adjustable barconnecting said stanchions, means for securing the connecting-bar inadjusted position and means for clamping the stanchions in a verticalposition on said car-body.

3. The combination with a car-body, of a pair of stanchions secured tothe opposite sides thereof, avertically and longitudinally adjustablebar connecting said stanchions, and means for securing the bar inadjusted positions, said bar and stanchions being provided withinterlocking faces.

4:. The combination with a car-body, of a pair of ribbed stanchionssecured to the opposite sides thereof, a vertically-adjustable barconnecting the stanchions, said bar being provided with teeth or notchesadapted to engage the ribs on the stanchions and means for securing theconnecting-bar in adjusted position.

5. The combination with a car-body, of a pair of slotted stanchionssecured to the opposite sides thereof, said stanchions being providedwith parallel longitudinal ribs, an adjustable slotted bar having teethor notches formed therein adapted to engage said ribs, and bolts passingthrough the slots in the stanchions and connecting-bar for securing thelatter in adjusted position.

6. The combination with a car-body, of a pair of stanchions secured tothe opposite sides thereof and adjustable longitudinally of saidcar-body, a Vertically and longitudinally adjustable bar connecting saidstanchions and means for securing said bar in the adjusted positions.

7. The combination with a car-body, of a pair of slotted stanchionshaving ribbed faces secured to the opposite sides of the car-body, avertically-adjustable slotted bar connecting said stanchions, teeth ornotches formed in said bar and adapted to engage the ribs on thestanchions, threaded bolts passing through the slots in the stanchionsand connecting-bar and clamping-nuts engaging the threaded end of thebolts, said nuts being provided with extensions or handles.

8. The combination with a car-body, of a pair of ribbed stanchionssecured to the opposite sides thereof, a vertically and longitudinallyadjustable ribbed bar connecting said stanchions, teeth or notchesformed in the ribbed face of the connecting-bar and adapted to engagethe ribs on the stanchions, means for clamping the connecting-bar inadjusting positions and spacing-blocks interposed between the stanchionsand the sides of the carbody.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two witnesses.

HENRY DOTSON HUNT. Witnesses:

W. S. SMITH, W. B. PORTER.

